>> al: mike norio will break it down. we'd head to that matchup next week at foxborough between the 49er and the patriots. >> cris: that was almost the super bowl last year. >> al: very close. >> cris: very close indeed. >> al: the great one in san francisco. there's kyle vanden bosch. >> cris: it's been a strange year for the detroit lions. all those games last year that came down to the wire and they won. this year they all came down to the wire, and they lost. just the complete opposite of what they went through a season ago. but the curse of wisconsin continues for this team. >> al: 2002, that's the year they went to this format for realignment of the divisions. 14-50 are the detroit lions.

from the 22 and first down. stafford. it is caught but he can't get out of bounds. they don't have a time-out. first down. >> cris: even if you can get it down to field goal range, you can make a shot at making the kick, onside and see what happens. >> al: when you're down by ten. middle of the field up to the 42 yard line. packers will give them all the six, seven yard gains they want. heller making the catch. for eight. second and two. lions on the verge of their fifth consecutive defeat. and that's incomplete, with a

flag down, williams. good game all things considered. calvin johnson, look at his numbers, they're good, 1 for 98. >> referee: illegal contact. defense number 38. five yard penalty. automatic first down. >> cris: definitely contact. just a matter of who ran into whom. there you go. just one on one as it's been a lot of the time. almost looked like it was sort of a relaxed moment there. he used calvin to bounce off of him and make that turn and that flag. >> al: now from the 48. bell. to the 43 yard line.

tackled by brad jones. the clock at 50 seconds. 15 more yards, then try the onside kick. stafford going deep, and it's kicked away, incomplete. williams on the other side of the field this time. helping to guard scheffler. third down. >> cris: they've got a lot of big guys on the field right now, but they just don't have that dynamic player that we're used to seeing with detroit. he can work quickly in there. titus young should be a factor. a lot of big tight bodies out there now. maybe a good shot for a hail mary. >> al: you just mentioned the guys who will be two, three and four on your receiver depth

chart behind calvin johnson. third and two. over the middle. taking it to the 35 yard line is bell. first down, you should actually try a field goal here. instead they're going to spike the ball at the 34 yard line. >> cris: i guess the problem was hanson was short on the one right at 50. and there will be about 52, 53 at this point. >> al: academic. talking about johnson chasing rice's mark. the yardage record. that's held since 1995. through 13 games johnson ahead of the pace set by rice. rice closed with a major flourish. second down and ten. and that pass is caught by a sliding johnson.

and he's out of bounds at the 18 yard line. >> cris: i think you got to kick it here now. yep. and they're going to send it on. i agree with this one. because whatever time you have left at the end of the onside kick, you hope to take one big throw into the end zone and get the hail mary. but you have to have both. >> al: as simple as that. they need the field goal, then onside kick, then hail mary. besides that, not much. and he makes it. and they get a 7-point gain. 27-20. you have seven seconds. clock will start when the ball is touched. >> cris: exactly. al, i think the key here is for jim schwartz is you've got to do an onside kick that is going to take you close enough to do the hail mary.

so instead of being right at ten yards, you might have to bounce it a little farther down the field so that hopefully you get it around the 50 and have that shot. >> al: but you don't want a packer to touch it and not recover it and then have it bounce around and the clock run out on you. >> cris: here we go. we all know the strategy now. as a general rule, what they do is they take this front wall and block now. then they have a receiver behind that wall. and it looks like that's going to be tramon williams at the bottom of the screen. so all these guys are going to block and just try and give tramtram tramen a chance to catch the ball. >> al: what are the odd of this? 793-1 that they recover it and make a hail mary. the ball will not pass out of bounds at the 30 yard line. so they had the right idea.

and they passed it out of bounds, and that's going to, in effect, end it. >> cris: that had a chance. that was that spinner that we see kicker do now. it has that spin, but it is like a top, but it spins itself out of bounds. wasn't that what new orleans did in the super bowl when they recovered that one, put that little funky spin on the ball? >> al: that was the unanticipated onside kick. third straight loss after leading by ten or more points, cris was talking about last year was the year of the major comeback, and the play of the game really turned here. detroit off to a hot start moving the ball again. picked up and run in by daniels for a touchdown. that will end it here. the green bay packer have won seven of their last eight, the lions still haven't won in wisconsin in forever.

and green bay will go to chicago next week with a chance to clinch the division, if they can beat the bears at soldier field. wendy's post game show is coming up next. cunningham, with words for aaron rodgers. wendy's coming up next with these messages.

welcome to the wendy's post game report. here now bob costas.

>> the packers take a game lead over chicago with a win at soldier field next week. they're only a half game back from the 49ers from the number two seed in the nfc and the niners have to play the patriots in foxborough next week. stars of the game, aaron rodgers, didn't throw for a td, but did have a long td run. trammen williams, a lot of man coverage on calvin johnson. you are never going to stop him. but when the game was in doubt, held him very much in check. >> michele: you had just 16 offensive plays in the first half. your coach mike mccarthy told you at half time throw the stats out of the window, we're going to go win this thing. how did you change things? >> we still had 22 minutes in possession, so it was an ugly win. ugly wins are better than tough losses. we're first in the division right now, three left. big week next week in chicago, a

chance to go two game up in the division. so it will be a quick turn around. >> michele: how much improved is this run game? it looked improved in the second half. >> it's getting better. we've got three guys tonight who ran the ball well. ryan grant, dujuan harris, he can be special down the road. and i had a little run myself. >> michele: yes, you did. ran it for for a touchdown. mike mccarthy told us coming into this game that really the matchup was your offensive line and their defensive front. how was your line able to be so effective? >> we've got good guys up front. donny has been playing well, don barclay. we gave them some help today, but they held up and in the run game we did a good job keeping it square. >> michele: you took some nasty

hits out there tonight, hard hits. did you feel they were within the rules or outside of the rules? >> i let those people figure that out. got one called. >> michele: congratulations on the win. >> thanks. >> michele: let's turn to tramon williams, your sole duty tonight was to catch calvin williams. how were you able to do it? >> just a team effort. obviously when you face a guy like calvin, it's a total defensive effort. we kept an eye on him all day. >> michele: next week you're expected to get clay matthews and charles woodson back, expected to. how do you feel your defense is positioned for the final stretch here? >> i think it'positioned good. when those guys come back, it will make our team that much better. >> michele: congratulations. >> thank you. >> so with the packers' win over the lions, the nfc picture looks like this. san francisco and seattle both won.

so the 49ers remain a game and a half up on the seahawks in the nfc west while the giants win keeps them one game up on the cowboy ps and the redskins in the east, green bay is now a game ahead of chicago. those two teams will meet at soldier field next week. let's bring in tony dungy. what do you make of the packers after tonight? >> well, you can hear the excitement in aaron rodgers and tramon williams' voice. they do have a lot to be excited about, that defense will get better when they wood woodson and matthews back. what they have to be fired up about is finding that run game tonight. we know what rodgers can do, but they got a big lift from alex green early in the game, then ryan grant, the guy they brought back, gave them a little spark on the big drive to clinch the game. and aaron rodgers said dujuan harris could be special. if they're running the ball like this getting 150, 160 yards to

rush the game, they'll be hard to stop. >> atlanta lost to carolina today. their second loss. i don't know what that tells us. but what stood out in the nfc? >> a big day for the giants today. they found running with david wilson. eli manning looked like he's finding his groove. i know they really wanted to get victor cruz back involved. when victor is playing well, he gives them an offensive spark. when they can score points, their pass rushers become that much more potent. i would really look out for the giants to get out on one of the late season runs like they've done the last couple of years. >> a quick look at the afc now. the picture didn't become much clearer today. baltimore, pittsburgh and cincinnati all lost. it seems those three teams are fighting for two spots now, though the 6-7 jets are still hanging on as you look at all the possibilities. the colts need one more win in their last three games.

in the afc, what team catches your eye? >> we've looked at houston and new england for quite a while, but denver broncos, bob, are just quietly winning. won eight in a row. peyton manning is, no question, the difference. i thought all along it would be december before peyton was playing his best ball with the broncos. he's developed that chemistry that comes from just the work and the practice. their defense can put pressure on people when they get a lead. and denver lass a chance to do something special because of that peyton manning and the confidence he brings to them. >> we'll turn to mike florio of pro football talk. take us through some of the day's most significant injuries. >> a huge overtime win for the redskins over the ravens, but also a huge scare for the redskinses. quarterback robert griffin iii left in the fourth quart wer a knee injury. tried to come back, left for good, had an mri earlier tonight it was determined there was no significant ligament damage.

but i'm told that his status against the browns is up in the air. they've lost quarterback jay cutler. he has a neck injury, day-to-day. the cowboys had an emotional win the day after the death of linebacker -- i'm blacking on his name. >> jerry brown. >> jerry brown. sorry about that, bob. but morris clayburn had a laceration to the face, he left in the fourth quarter and did not return. >> mike, thanks. you can tune in to pro football talk every weekday at 5:00 p.m. on the nbc sports network. also catch "the dan patrick show" weekdays from 9:00 to noon. al and cris are back to wrap things up after this. feet?

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welcome back to the wendy's post game report. here now al michaels and cris collinsworth. >> packers win. at one point down. but come back. to foxborough next week. great matchup, san francisco, great defense and all that. colin kaepernick now a quarterback against brady and the patriots. >> but that's the real matchup. smith has 19 1/2 sacks. michael strahan set the record with 22 1/2 and a little controversy at the end of that one. but this is tom brady going up against that defense is really about as good a matchup as you can hope for in the national football league. >> so much at stake here, too, because as tony was talking about in the pregame show, the playoff positioning and a huge difference between being the one and two seed and number three, you have to play a wild card game. >> and colin kaepernick will be in one of those kind of games, those big moments, and is he ready?

you know, as alex smith was the guy at least he had some playoff experience, but this is a big one for him. >> 49ers and patriots, that's next sunday night on nbc. it all starts at 7:00 eastern time. "football night in america." so this is the story from green bay. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. for our entire crew. saying good night from lambeau field in green bay, wisconsin. music's, ready !

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>> reporter: d.c. police told me the woman stepped on to this metro bus when she was shot several times. she had a baby in her arms. d.c. police tell me a woman in her 20s was shot and killed after boarding a metro bus in southeast d.c., sunday afternoon. police believe she was holding her daughter, the little girl, under 3-year-old was also injured, possibly grazed by a bullet. police took pictures of a pink umbrella stroller near the shooting scene. >> the woman appeared targeted and was hit multiple time. >> the woman was shot, 5:30 at 18th and minnesota. the bus driver drove a block and stopped and called 911. this man said he heard about four shots. >> i just ran out here. see what was going on. i went over there. and saw that body laying on the bus. had the little baby. somebody was holding the baby. a lot of blood on the baby. >> investigators spent hours collecting evidence inside the bus, the crime scene was at least a block long.

the chief of police said detectives were interviewing several people, but no arrests had been made. >> very messed up. you know. god don't like that. god don't like ugly. you know. i just hope they catch him. who ever did it. >> i tell you my heart is really hurting right here. uh-uh. >> reporter: the head of the union that represents bus operators says this was a close call for the driver and that metro transit police need to do more to pro tprotect. metro transit police tell me this bus is equipped with a video recorder, they're in the process of retrieving and reviewing the video to see if it will shed light on the investigation and who pulled the trigger. in southeast washington, darcy spencer, news 4. redskins and quarterback

robert griffin iii, watched the end of the win over the ravens from the sidelines. he was knocked out in the fourth quarter with a right knee injury. carol maloney is here with the results of rg, ii's mri. >> we can deliver. >> the mri on griffin's right knee, was negative. coach shanahan will have more on his status tomorrow. meantime, skins get it done with their backup qb. let's go to fedex field. the come back from the other rookie. redskins and ravens, hugging and hating all week. ravens up 28-20. on the second and 19. rg3 trying to make something happen. gets hammered. going to see it again. trying to slide. his knee takes the hit. that is just not right. he would leave the game. come back for a couple of plays. but have to exit for good. enter backup qb, kirk cuss sins.

redskins down the field. 30 second to go. hooks up. pierre garcon in the corner. cousins would run in the two-point conversion. send the game to evertime. after a defensive stop. 64-yard, punt return. and win it. yes, a 34-yard winning field goal. redskins in overtime. 31-28. thanks in large part to their backup qb. >> i got to approach it look i have since day one. showed up in may. that is to think alike, i'm the starter. prepare like i am the starter. if my number its called upon. i will be ready to go. if it is not. i am still ready to go. >> want your second team quarterback, just like the first team quarterback. he has done that since he has been here. not get many reps. game situations and plays as starter. off awe do

>> cousins is preparing to be back. no one knows how long the sprained right knee will take to heal. dan hellie with more on "redskins final." >> rg3 will be back. >> hobbling, pretty sore. >> fans were thrilled about the victory. because baltimore and washington are so close. there were more than a few. >> i am living life. she may sleep on the couch. off awe i don't think so. >> you're not that mad. >> no, we'll let him have this one. >> a case of west nile in west d.c., all the crows went down. >> curt cousins. went back. the two point conversion. >> knock it off. let's go. >> the giants by the way also won today. the redskins remain one game out of first place in the nfc. dallas cowboys, player, out of jail tonight. after posting a $500,000 bond.

arrested saturday morning after a crash that killed his friend and teammate, jerry brown. police say brent was drunk and speeding when his car hit a curb, flipped over. caught fire in texas. players held a moment of silence for brown. before the game. after the game, the head coach talked about the emotional day. >> this is a life situation. weep lost a 25-year-old young man who had his whole life in front of him. a team mate and flenriend. >> charged with intoxication, manslaughter, prior arrest for duch dui in 2009. >> friend of a d.c. woman killed in a traffic accident in lexington, kentucky are in mourning. 27-year-old was hit and killed by a fire engine in downtown lexington. it did not have lights or sirens on. a member of the georgetown running club. tonight the organization has a tribute to her posted on its website. according to the nbc affiliate

in lexington, county coroner is calling her death accidental. police are still investigating. new video, two men robbing a store in southeast. surveillance video from this morning, in the 3,000 block. the manager says, the first suspect walked in. point aid gun ed a gun at him. demanding money. a second man went behind the register taking cash and cigarettes. no one was hurt. police are looking for the two suspects. the manager says the store was robbed last year. tonight, police say there are no obvious signs of foul play in the death of a woman in laurel, maryland. some one walking near a wooded area in the 9,000 block of route 1, found the woman's body this afternoon. investigators believe it may be a woman reported missing a few weeks ago. one of the most famous musical artists in mexico is dead tonight. family members confirmed that jenni rivera was killed in of a plane crash early sunday.

traveling on a private jet between concerts in mexico. francis coe has more on the grammy winning singer born in the u.s. >> reporter: her voice carried tremendous crossover appeal from mexico to the u.s. on saturday night, jenni rivera performed in front of thousand of fans in the northern city of monterey before she boarded a private plane headed to central mexico. but the u.s. registered air craft wu craft carrying six others, never made it. after 3:00 a.m., the aircraft took off. ten minutes later the jet fell off the radar. news of rivera's death came is a a shock to the hispanic community. rivera, a multigrammy nominee was known for her mexican regional style. herself-titled album jenni hit the top of the billboard latin albums charts. and rivera made her mark in

reality tv and next month was set to make her film debut. an extraordinary career that has now come to a tragic end. francis coe, nbc news. >> in the process of divorcing former nats pitcher. president obama offering his condolences tonight to the family of a u.s. navy seal. defense officials tell nbc news, the seal was killed in the rescue of an american doctor kidnapped by the taliban. the doctor was kidnapped last week. special operations team, rescued him saturday. according to a defense official the seal was wounded during the mission and later died from his injuries. take a look at intense winter storm that is prompting blizzard warnings between dakotas and wisconsin. saw the snow over lamb beau field if you caught the game. in minnesota some places have seen 17 inches of snow.

wind gusts have also topped 40 miles per hour, prompting airlines to cancel scores of flights. here in our area, it is getting warmer outside. but that warm air also bringing some rain along with it. here is storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell and a first look at the forecast. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, jim you. saw the picture. live picture from the front lawn, channel 4. upper northwest washington. it is pea soup thick fog outside. in many spots. most rainshowers moved to the eastern shore. still going to see grazing of showers across southern maryland. bulk of the rain is back out to the west. making a slow but steady approach in our direction. it will rain on you on monday. maybe, twice. current visibility now well under a mile around town. could make for slow-going tomorrow morning. bus stop weather will be mild. but, wet with a chance of patchy fog and patchy rain drops. upper 40s to mid 50s. more on the rest of the week coming up. >> see you then, chuck.